If you are a staff member at UniSA, you can easily make donations directly to the University or to other charities through payroll deductions.
Using UniSA's HR portal you can make a one-off donation, or commit to a regular donation and spread the amount across the year. The donation is made directly from your salary by Payroll Services, and the University adjusts the amount of tax to be withheld accordingly. This means you get the benefit of the tax deduction immediately.
Regular donations quickly add up: if you donate just $15 each fortnight (the cost of a few coffees), then you will donate $390 over the full year, but the cost to yourself will be much lower (depending on your tax bracket - see the table below for examples).
| Taxable Income | Tax rate + Levies | Fortnightly pre-tax contribution | Net fortnightly cost to UniSA employee | Net annual cost to employee | Annual charity contribution |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $37,000 | 21% | $10.00 | $7.90 | $205.40 | $260 |
| 21% | $25.00 | $19.75 | $513.50 | $650 | |
| 21% | $40.00 | $31.60 | $821.60 | $1040 | |
| $37,001-$80,000 | 34.5% | $10.00 | $6.75 | $170.30 | $260 |
| 34.5% | $25.00 | $16.38 | $425.75 | $650 | |
| 34.5% | $40.00 | $26.20 | $681.20 | $1040 | |
| $80,001 - $180,000 | 39% | $10.00 | $6.10 | $158.60 | $260 |
| 39% | $25.00 | $15.25 | $396.50 | $650 | |
| 39% | $40.00 | $24.40 | $634.40 | $1040 | |
| $180,001 and over | 47% | $10.00 | $5.30 | $137.80 | $260 |
| 47% | $25.00 | $13.25 | $344.50 | $650 | |
| 47% | $40.00 | $21.20 | $551.20 | $1040 |
Example - $10 or $15 donation every fortnight, using ATO published tax rates as at 29 April 2021, plus 2% Medicare Levy for all rates. Note that individual calculation of cost to employees may vary from these examples, which do not account for your personal tax situation (i.e. any available tax offsets etc.). If you have specific queries about your personal tax situation, the University recommends you seek professional tax advice.
You can easily manage your donations yourself in the online myHR payroll system, available within the myUniSA portal, accessible from the HR tab.
Select Requests, and then select Deductions from the drop-down options.
In myHR, select the new request button with the blue arrow.
Select the fund(s) you wish to support and then select the donation period from available drop-down options.
UniSA provides several options for staff to support University research, infrastructure, and student scholarships, as well as selected external charities, including:
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